Lauren McGaughy
@lmcgaughy.bsky.social
Investigative reporter + editor at The Texas Newsroom | @kutnews.bsky.social @npr.org | Covering Texas politics + Elon Musk | FOIA nerdšAustin, TX Signal: lmcgaughy.40 š§: lmcgaughy@kut.org āļø: 512-436-3641
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Seems like a good time to reintroduce myself. I'm an investigative reporter & editor for The Texas Newsroom, a collaboration of public radio stations across the state. Lived here for 12 years. This year I've focused on Elon Musk. Got a tip? DMs open. Email tips@kut.org. Signal is lmcgaughy.40.
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NEW: As part of my effort to track Elon Musk's influence in Texas, I asked for his emails with Gov. Greg Abbott for the last several months. Abbott's office rejected my request, saying the records are too "intimate and embarrassing" to release. www.kut.org/politics/202... #txlege
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NEW: Immigration enforcement has been very visible in places like Chicago and LA. But what about in red states like Texas? ⦠@mosebuchele.bsky.social reports it may be quieter but itās still on the rise ā with ICE doing sometimes twice daily sweeps at jails. www.kut.org/apple-news/2... #txlege
BREAKING: Cards Against Humanity settles lawsuit against Elon Musk's SpaceX. āSoon, the land will be returned to its natural state: no space garbage, and still completely free of pointless [expletive] border walls,ā the game company told fans. www.kut.org/crime-justic...
š§µ Police in some Texas cities get a heads up before ICE raids. Austin is not one of them. @mosebuchele.bsky.social reached out police and sheriffs across the state. He found out ICE provides advance notice to some local agencies, while keeping others in the dark. www.kut.org/crime-justic... #txlege